U.K. historian and writer Timothy Stanley takes a different view of Scorsese's "Silence," finding it moving and profound. Read more
U.K. historian and writer Timothy Stanley takes a different view of Scorsese's "Silence," finding it moving and profound. Read more
Awards season has so far been silent on Martin Scorsese's Jesuit drama "Silence," but L.A.'s media maven Bishop Robert Barron has something to say. Read more
Up front, let me say that HBO’s “The Young Pope” has about as much to do with the real Vatican, or with ordinary Catholics, as “Twin Peaks” did with actual day-to-day life in a small Pacific Northwest town. But should you watch it? It’s complicated. I’ve seen the first five episodes of the 10-episode series, premiering Sunday, Jan. 15. It’s set to air twice a week, on Sunday and Monday, for five weeks. If I had access to the next five episodes, I’d... Read more
A Catholic priest and Raymond Arroyo of EWTN muse on why celebrity deaths hit us so hard. Read more
Today, Dec. 31, is the birthday of French artist (and atheist) Henri Matisse. Toward the end of his life, after surgery, he needed a nurse. The young woman who replied became a close friend — and later a Dominican nun. Matisse created the Chapelle du Rosaire (Chapel of the Rosary) for her in Vence, France. From ARTNews: In 1941, a nursing student named Monique Bourgeois responded to an ad placed by Henri Matisse for a “young and pretty night nurse.”... Read more
From the Facebook page of Mike Rowe, former host of “Dirty Jobs” and other TV shows, podcaster, advocate for skills training and vocational education, and one of the most sensible people in media … if not America in general. Here’s what Rowe replied: Hi Diane, I suspect words like “Merry” and “Happy” are difficult to hear at the moment, so I’ll forego the holiday greetings, and simply say “you’re welcome.” I was very sad to learn of your son’s illness,... Read more
Japanese film auteur Akira Kurosawa's deeply personal 1990 work gets a fresh Blu-ray remastering from The Criterion Collection. Read more
Up front, let me say that “Patriots Day” is a well-made, exciting film. Produced by, and starring, Boston-area native (and devout Catholic) Mark Wahlberg, and directed by Peter Berg, it tracks the events leading up to the April 15, 2013, bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, and continues through the massive manhunt for the bombers. As much as possible, the filmmakers used the original locations, and the film ends with interviews with the real people involved, including... Read more
Can a blue-collar guy and a New York journalist find love aboard a swanky spaceship on its way to a distant colony planet? Or, will a very bad choice doom their love and everyone aboard? Read more
In their darkest moments, many people turn to ... Google. Read more
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